Referred to Assignments

After its first reading, every Senate bill and every House bill arriving in the Senate is automatically referred to the Committee on Assignments, which may refer it to a committee (Senate Rule 3-8(a)).

Floor amendments, motions for final action and conference committee reports go to the Committee on Assignments when they are filed, and the Senate may not consider one until the Committee has approved it for consideration (Rule 3-8(b)).

The Committee on Assignments has six members — four appointed by the Senate President and two by the Minority Leader (Rule 3-5).